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Thank you :) LEDs are how I got into electronics-- they were a great way for me to burn crazy amounts of power when I was learning power electronics. I'll cont
by wszeto 3y ago
Thank you :) LEDs are how I got into electronics-- they were a great way for me to burn crazy amounts of power when I was learning power electronics.
I'll continue to post projects since most of my learning happens when I make something that works... or more often doesn't work. I don't see a world where I can stop since there's so much to learn and explore. Currently I'm working on a ~100W LED driver that works off AC mains and it's really pushed me to be thoughtful and intentional with all the testing I do. It's my first project where I pull power straight off the wall, and it's both exciting and terrifying.
- dekhn 3y agoI didn't really understand the motivation for a 100W LED that runs off AC mains. As for AC, I am generally quite scared by it but my very first maker project, some 40 years ago, was a nightlight, that every kid made in shop class (it's a resin-encased vacuum fluorescent light and a resistor connected to AC blades!) And I also played with vacuum tubes, converting AC to DC on a protoboard. After a bit I decided to stop doing that, as it's a true shock hazard./